Emotional whiplash and utter honesty is what TBD, a Neo-Futurist-inspired performance group, promises its audience. Since 2015, TBD has held a quarterly mainstage show along with occasional special events like open mics or speed dating games. Each show boasts a series of short plays written by the performers. The twist? The plays are performed in.
Content warning: This piece mentions gun violence. From a stop-motion animation about a clown to a story of a dancer experiencing chronic pain, campus film festival “Fools Who Dream” will showcase films about the meaning of an artist this Thursday. This festival was curated by a group of students in the symposium RTVF 398: Curatorial.
This photo essay is a part of the Hot from the Oven series, a profile on local Evanston eateries to get a glimpse behind-the-scenes of their staff, clientele and history. Peppercorns Kitchen is an Evanston staple located on Davis St. in the heart of downtown. The restaurant serves a fusion of Szechuan cuisine with American-Chinese.
Ellen King, a classically-trained chef, was selling bread out of her own kitchen in an “underground bread club” for years. Her partner, Julie Matthei, saw the potential to expand. And so they did: co-owners King and Matthei opened Hewn in June 2013. Through polar vortexes and the pandemic, the independent bakery has stayed in business,.
A production that features loss and love — and Dungeons & Dragons — goes up this weekend. Tickets for “She Kills Monsters” by WAVE Productions are already fully booked for all three shows. “She Kills Monsters” follows a young woman named Agnes as she grieves the loss of her parents and younger sister Tilly. She.